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Saga of the Skolian Empire books in order

Catherine Asaro

Saga of the Skolian Empire is a series of 11 books by Catherine Asaro: 4,460 pages, about 82 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

11
books
4,460
pages
82 hours
to read them all
164 days
at 30 minutes a day
Primary Inversion 1995 6.3 h Catch the Lightning 1997 5.9 h The Last Hawk 1997 8.2 h The Radiant Seas 1999 9.4 h Ascendant Sun 2000 7.0 h The Quantum Rose 2000 7.3 h Spherical Harmonic 2001 7.8 h The Moon's Shadow 2003 8.8 h Schism 2005 7.3 h The Final Key 2006 6.4 h The Ruby Dice 2009 7.3 h

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The books

  1. Primary Inversion 1995 6.3 h

    A romance between heirs to warring empires.

  2. Catch the Lightning 1997 5.9 h

  3. The Last Hawk 1997 8.2 h

  4. The Radiant Seas 1999 9.4 h

    After eloping to a secret planet, two heirs of enemy empires in space raise their children in peace.

  5. Ascendant Sun 2000 7.0 h

  6. The Quantum Rose 2000 7.3 h

  7. Spherical Harmonic 2001 7.8 h

    Members of the ruling Skolian family, separated for decades, begin to gather in the shadow of a catastrophic interstellar war to assume the throne of the Empire.

  8. The Moon's Shadow 2003 8.8 h

    Two young men on opposite sides--one who gave up everything to save an empire, while the other, born a prince but forced into slavery, who has become Imperator of all…

  9. Schism 2005 7.3 h

    An estrangement between young Sauscony and her father threatens to tear apart the Skolian Empire when it initiates the war between Skolia and the Aristo Traders.

  10. The Final Key 2006 6.4 h

    The Skolian Empire is targeted by a series of assassinations and subterfuges by the Euban Concord, a situation for which a teenage cadet becomes her world's only hope.

  11. The Ruby Dice 2009 7.3 h

How much is left

After Primary Inversion about 75 hours left
After Catch the Lightning about 70 hours left
After The Last Hawk about 61 hours left
After The Radiant Seas about 52 hours left
After Ascendant Sun about 45 hours left
After The Quantum Rose about 38 hours left
After Spherical Harmonic about 30 hours left
After The Moon's Shadow about 21 hours left
After Schism about 14 hours left
After The Final Key about 7 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 81 hours 46 minutes

All 11 books, 4,460 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

164 days (about 24 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.